Marian Kaagh, vice president of projects at Energinet, said:
- We are working very hard to finish as much as possible to be able to deliver a large part of the agreed upon capacity by the original deadline
- Baltic Pipe is an important project for Denmark and for energy supply in Central- and Eastern Europe, but we are fully aware that most landowners would rather that the project did not affect them
- We need to thoroughly calculate all of the consequences
- When we have a full overview, we will share this with the public
Work on the pipeline in the western part of Funen and the eastern part of mainland Jutland from the existing compressor station in Egtved to the Little Belt strait will be stopped until a new environmental permit has been issued in 2022, Energinet said.
Construction on the electrical supply to the compressor station at Everdrup will also have to wait for a new permit.
But work may resume in specific parts of the 210-km section across Denmark, having had the all-clear from the environment protection agency.
This includes:
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The island of Zealand and the eastern part of the island of Funen
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The part of the landline from the Danish west coast to the Nybro Gas Terminal
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Construction can also be resumed on the Nybro Terminal itself and on the new compressor station at Everdrup on Zealand
The line crosses Danish territory on its way from Norway to Poland and is intended to help replace Russian gas.
